I had an interaction this morning that hurt my brain and my soul a little. It was about the difference between Plus-Minus (+/-) and Goal Differential (5v5, Even Strength, and All Situations). My takeaway from the interaction was that we still have a long way to go in dispelling the awful mythology of plus-minus.
According to Sportsnet’s Mark Spector, earlier today Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli informed general managers around the NHL that Anton Slepyshev is available in a trade. The 23-year old Russian winger was selected in the third round of the 2013 draft by the Oilers. In 70 NHL games, he has scored only 14 points and in…
No one was safe at this years WHL trade deadline. We saw stars like Jake Bean, Kale Clague, Tanner Kaspick and Stuart Skinner all moved in or around the league’s deadline, plus there was a flurry of other moves.
Team Canada announced their Olympic roster this morning and it is littered with former Oilers.
It’s only mid-January during a season in which many people, me included, were confident the Edmonton Oilers would build on their long-awaited return to the playoffs last spring. That long ago went sideways. Fans are pissed. They want answers. What they don’t want is the latest instalment of our ongoing Unsung Heroes list. I get…
When the Vancouver Giants visit the Edmonton Oil Kings, it’s always a special road trip for local product Tyler Benson. A chance to see his family and friends is always refreshing, but this time around, getting the opportunity to take the ice at Rogers Place meant a little bit more to the 19-year-old.
